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Several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts work outdoors on bare red earth beside an orange-painted building with brown doors. In the foreground a man crouches and strikes a dark stone with a hammer, while another man bends over a large stone block and works with a chisel. Behind them more men hold tools and watch. On the right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a long rudraksha mala sits on a low platform, gesturing with open hands. Rubble and chips of stone lie on the ground around the carving work.

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Several men in plain white dhotis and shirts crowd around a dark stone or metal form on the ground, working on it with hammers and tools while a flaming fire pit of charcoal and embers burns beside them. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits on a stool at the right, gesturing toward the work. Brick and red-earth ground, an orange-painted building with brown doors behind, and scattered tools and rubble complete the outdoor scene.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone carver at an outdoor work area with sandy ground and an orange-painted building behind. A man in a white sleeveless undershirt and white cloth kneels and strikes a chisel with a hammer against a large grey stone block. Two standing men beside him wear an orange cloth with yellow borders on the left and white dhotis with red borders on the right. A metal sink and a hammer head in the foreground frame the scene. Small yellow flowers lie on the ground.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of an outdoor temple-work scene beside an orange-painted building with a covered walkway. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis crouch and kneel on bare earth around a dark stone block, working on it with chisels and tools; one bare-chested man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala leans over the stone on the left. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head is visible near a red office chair. On the right, a tall man with long swept-back hair wears an orange dhoti, a yellow-bordered orange shawl, a long rudraksha mala and orange sandals, holding an orange cloth, and appears to be watching the work; a flower garland hangs at the top right. Appearance-based probable candidate: Swamiji (probable), standing at right with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes, observing the stone carving.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 13 20132013-07-13Outdoor temple-site scene under a corrugated roof beside an orange-painted building. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange ochre dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms bends over a large reddish stone, while a man in white dhoti and shirt works with a chisel and mallet. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a yellow-and-orange cloth. Garlands of marigolds hang from pillars at the right. A man in white stands at left with a phone in his pocket. Carved stone sculptures are being worked on the ground.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14